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Atomic-scale movies

Post by Faithfree » Wed May 01, 2013 2:04 pm

Not much of a plot, but still very cool anyway! :tup:



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Re: Atomic-scale movies

Post by klr » Wed May 01, 2013 3:46 pm

That's just the sort of research IBM does best. Wonder if this will ever result in any real-world tech though?
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Post by Faithfree » Wed May 01, 2013 3:52 pm

klr wrote:That's just the sort of research IBM does best. Wonder if this will ever result in any real-world tech though?
Still waiting for the quantum computer.
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Re: Atomic-scale movies

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed May 01, 2013 3:55 pm

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klr wrote:That's just the sort of research IBM does best. Wonder if this will ever result in any real-world tech though?
Still waiting for the quantum computer.
Still waiting for a computer that does what I want it to do ... instead of what I tell it to do. :coffee:
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Re: Atomic-scale movies

Post by Faithfree » Wed May 01, 2013 3:57 pm

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Faithfree wrote:
klr wrote:That's just the sort of research IBM does best. Wonder if this will ever result in any real-world tech though?
Still waiting for the quantum computer.
Still waiting for a computer that does what I want it to do ... instead of what I tell it to do. :coffee:
Mine crashes without me even telling it too.
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Re: Atomic-scale movies

Post by klr » Wed May 01, 2013 3:58 pm

But it might actually still be working in a quantum dimension ...
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Re: Atomic-scale movies

Post by cronus » Wed May 01, 2013 4:09 pm

It'll mean you can fit your entire video collection into your glasses and let's not overlook pron here? :coffee:
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Re: Atomic-scale movies

Post by klr » Wed May 01, 2013 4:10 pm

Atomic porn, with those shocking covalent bonds.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed May 01, 2013 4:32 pm

klr wrote:Atomic porn, with those shocking covalent bonds.
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Re: Atomic-scale movies

Post by JimC » Thu May 02, 2013 9:00 am

The porn star died the little death...

And didn't...

Schrodinger was ambiguously stimulating...
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